Haymarket Squares – Every Show Joe

Random Joy

March 24, 2019April 29, 2019 Every Show JoeAuthority Zero, Coyote Tango, Danielle Durack, Harrison Fjord, Haymarket Squares, Hyperbella, Instructions, James Band, Katastro, Lighthouse, Los Nopaleros, Michael Coughlin, Paranova, Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, Phoenix Rock Lottery, Pistoleros, Playboy Manbaby, Post Hoc, Sydney Sprague, The Banter, The Bittersweet Way, The Freeze, The Sink Or Swim, The Stakes, Treasurefruit

There are a few events that put together music in my favorite ways in Phoenix. One unfortunately came to an end in Viva PHX, while others continue to flourish like the Indie 500 at the Trunk Space. An event on that list, that I have loved every time I’ve attended, is the Phoenix Rock Lottery. In the six years, I’ve only missed the first one and last year’s due to an overlapping commitment. It is put together by Psyko Steve and the ticket sales benefit Rosie’s House. The rules are…

Concerts

Bringing The Party

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 Every Show JoeAcousta Noir, Arizona, Bluegrass, Haymarket Squares, Larry and His Flask, Punk, Some Dark Hollow, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

As the last national Warped Tour goes on, it continues a last run at introducing music fans to bands they may never have crossed paths with. In this same vein, at Warped Tour 2011, I was introduced to an entirely new genre to me from a band that just killed it in 110 degrees. That genre was Bluegrass and that band was Larry and His Flask. I’ve supported their album fundraising since and made it a goal to catch them anytime they are in Phoenix. Of course, that meant their…

Concerts

A Hodgepodge Reward of Music

January 29, 2017January 29, 2017 Every Show Joe.decker, Alternative, American Longspurs, Americana, Arizona, Bear Ghost, Bear State, Black Bottom Lighters, Bluegrass, Blues, Captain Squeegee, Country, Crescent Ballroom, Dry River Yacht Club, El West, Fairy Bones, Fatigo, Field Tripp, Flower Festival, Folk, Grunge, Haymarket Squares, House of Stairs, Indie, Jazz, Jerusafunk, Man Cat, Mariachi de Grand Ave, Neko Case, Okilly Dokilly, Phoenix, Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, Playboy Manbaby, Pop, Roar, Rock, Sister Lip, Stiletto Formal, The Hill in Mind, The Hourglass Cats, There Is Danger, Treasure Mammal, Twin Ponies, Underground Cities, Upsahl, Weslynn, Wyves

Locally you tend to see some band mixing on the stages when they share shows. However, it usually is to tracks those bands already perform. What if you took twenty five members of twenty five local bands, put them into a lottery to make five bands, and had them write and perform three songs plus a cover? You get what Steve, of Psyko Steve Presents, has put together in its fourth year, the Phoenix Rock Lottery. This awesome blend of local talent, music, and genre comes together for a fun…

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Favorite Local Albums of 2016

January 10, 2017January 15, 2017 Every Show Joe.decker, Alternative, Bear Ghost, Best Of 2016, Bluegrass, Broloaf, C:28, Folk, Harper and the Moths, Haymarket Squares, LightSpeedGo, Manual Sex Drive, Moment of Ruin, Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold, Punk, Reason Unknown, Red Tank!, Rock, Rockabilly, Skull Drug, The Darling Sounds, The Darts

People like lists I hear, so I’m putting together two. The first of which is to spotlight some of my favorite music released in the past year in Phoenix that I managed to catch. I struggled to keep it a best of ten, so I made it fifteen. I’m sure it may come to a shock for some it isn’t a punk band atop it, but my favorite genre does sit within in a couple spots. Be sure to check out all these artists and catch them at a show…